Walter Burnett, Jr.

With massive development expected to make it difficult for low- and moderate-income people to afford housing on the Near North and Near West sides and along the Milwaukee Corridor, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing a pilot program aimed at getting developers to incorporate affordable units into new residential buildings in those areas.

The mayor and Aldermen Walter Burnett and Joe Moreno announced Friday they will propose changes in the city's Affordable Requirement Ordinance to the City Council on Sept. 6. The changes aim to ease the pressures of gentrification.

Currently, developers have choices when constructing new residential buildings. They can either incorporate...

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